a gift in the hard.

On the outside, my life looks hard. And it is. Really hard. But it is also bursting at the seams with God's gifts. One of those unexpected gifts has been a friendship because of the hard. 

A couple of years ago a high school friend emailed me through facebook. He is a PhD oncology researcher and living with a stage IV diagnosis of colon cancer. He followed my clinical trials with FA closely and became a huge encourager in my life. 

Throughout our friendship and his amazing spirit, I hooked him up with a few of my friends who were also walking the path with cancer. (Facebook can really be a good thing)

Last summer, he took time off from his treatments and spent a few weeks meeting his virtual friends around the country. I was fortune it enough to join this group for dinner one night.

Truth be known, I felt a little odd. They were all part of a club that bonded them together. We even joked about it. I commented that I was on Holy ground. I thanked them for making feel welcomed in the hard.

the "club" after dinner last summer

This hard is now my reality. I am living with a stage IV diagnosis of breast cancer. God knew I needed a Tom in my life. 

It's surreal that I am part of this club now. But I am so thankful to be standing on Holy Ground in the hard. And I am so very grateful for His gift of Tom.